Saint-Andre-de-Sorede No. 1 / Saint-André-de-Sorède / Sant Andreu de Sureda

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view of basin - upper view

Scene Description: showing the metal staples of an old cover

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Image Source: digital image of a photograph taken 18 June 2001 by BSI

view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church exterior - west façade

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 31 August 2010 by Jochen Jahnke [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F10._St-André-de-Sorède.0120.2.JPG] [accessed 5 August 2017]

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view of church exterior - west façade - detail

Scene Description: lion with prey on the right [south] side

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view of church exterior - west façade - detail

Scene Description: lion with prey on the left [north] side

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view of church exterior - west façade - window

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view of church exterior - west façade - window - detail

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view of church exterior - west portal

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view of church exterior - west portal - lintel

Scene Description: the 11thC white marble lintel, comparable to the one at Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines

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view of church exterior - west portal - tympanum

Scene Description: with the chrismon and the famous lintel below

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view of church interior - altar - detail

Scene Description: said to be an altar 'mensa' from the Carolingian period

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view of church interior - altar - detail

Scene Description: said to be an altar 'mensa' from the Carolingian period

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

Scene Description: with the stoup in the foreground, right [south] side

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Mairie de Saint-André 66690, 2014

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view of church interior - nave - looking west

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view of church interior - niche

Scene Description: located to the right of the entranceway; may have been used as baptistery in the past

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view of church interior - niche - detail

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view of church interior - niche - detail

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view of church interior - plan

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Image Source: digital image of a drawing done 3 April 2012 by Jochen Jahnke [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St-Adré-de-Sorède,_Grundriss,_Handskizze.JPG] [accessed 5 August 2017]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 05073AND
Church/Chapel: Eglise paroissiale [ancienne abbatiale] Saint-André / Església Sant Andreu
Church Patron Saints: St. Andrew
Church Location: 1 place de l'Église, 66690 Saint-André, France
Country Name: France
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the D11-D618 crossroads, 3-4 km W of Argelès-sur-Mer, 10 km S of Elne, about 18 kms ENE de Céret
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocèse de Perpignan
Historical Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in a chapel of the apse, N side
Century and Period: 12th century, Late Romanesque
Church Notes: [cf. Index entry for St-Andre-de-Sorede No. 2] Listed in Mérimée [ref.: PA00104111]: "L'église est tout ce qui reste de l'abbaye bénédictine. Elle paraît avoir été élevée entre 1110 et 1120 par l'abbé Pons Arnaux."
On-site notes: plain cauldron-shaped baptismal font made of marble, probably of the 12th century; it now sits on an unmatched square base; the basin rim has four metal loops for the lid, but they are not necessarily the original lid hardware.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 42.5525, 2.9711
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 42° 33′ 9″ N, 2° 58′ 15.96″ E
UTM: 31T 497627 4711123

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cauldron-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Rim Thickness: 9 cm
Diameter (inside rim): 74 cm
Diameter (includes rim): 92 cm
Basin Depth: 45 cm
Basin Total Height: 60 cm
Height of Base: 22 cm
Font Height (less Plinth): 78 cm*
Notes on Measurements: BSI *[NB: this measurement does not add up to basin+base because the basin goes into the base at the centre]